Does anyone know what the internal of this block is made of?
I'm hearing stories that it's made with aluminum, and then some are saying it's made with copper
Asus23.PNG
Asus24.PNG
Does anyone know what the internal of this block is made of?
I'm hearing stories that it's made with aluminum, and then some are saying it's made with copper
Asus23.PNG
Asus24.PNG
- Case : Silverstone TJ07 Black
- Sound : Asus Xonar Essence STX
- Video : Asus GTX 680 4gb w/ Ek Nickel Block
- Board : ASUS Maximus V Formula Z77
- CPU : Core i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz
- CPU Cooler : EK-Supreme HF w/Plexi Top
- Memory : 16GB Samsung 2133mhz 10-9-10-29
- PSU: Enermax Revolution 85+ 1050w
- HDD : Crucial 250gb M4 Raid 0
- Radiator : Thermochill PA 120.3
- Reservoir : EK-Multioption Res 250 Rev.2
- Water Pump : Laing DDC-3.2 w/XSPC Top
It's a copper tube and the heatsink itself is probably aluminum. Since water is not coming into contact with the aluminum there is no need for concern. How affective it is another story, Asus claims up to a 20c drop in temps. I like the idea, but keep in mind the barbs are 3/8".
CPUID http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=484051
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=484051
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=554982
New DO Stepping http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=555012
4.8Ghz - http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=794165
Desk Build
FX8120 @ 4.6Ghz 24/7 / Asus Crosshair V /HD7970/ 8Gb (4x2Gb) Gskill 2133Mhz / Intel 320 160Gb OS Drive, WD 256GB Game Storage
W/C System
(CPU) Swiftech HD (GPU) EK HD7970 with backplate (RAM) MIPS Ram block (Rad/Pump) 3 x Thermochill 120.3 triple rads and Dual MCP355's with Heatkiller dual top and Cyberdruid Prism res / B*P/Koolance Compression Fittings and Quick Disconnects.
Thanks utnorris, I'm gonna try it with and without water to see what I get for temps.
- Case : Silverstone TJ07 Black
- Sound : Asus Xonar Essence STX
- Video : Asus GTX 680 4gb w/ Ek Nickel Block
- Board : ASUS Maximus V Formula Z77
- CPU : Core i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz
- CPU Cooler : EK-Supreme HF w/Plexi Top
- Memory : 16GB Samsung 2133mhz 10-9-10-29
- PSU: Enermax Revolution 85+ 1050w
- HDD : Crucial 250gb M4 Raid 0
- Radiator : Thermochill PA 120.3
- Reservoir : EK-Multioption Res 250 Rev.2
- Water Pump : Laing DDC-3.2 w/XSPC Top
^^ good to know the difference between stock aircooler and stock water!
CPUID http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=484051
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=484051
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=554982
New DO Stepping http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=555012
4.8Ghz - http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=794165
Desk Build
FX8120 @ 4.6Ghz 24/7 / Asus Crosshair V /HD7970/ 8Gb (4x2Gb) Gskill 2133Mhz / Intel 320 160Gb OS Drive, WD 256GB Game Storage
W/C System
(CPU) Swiftech HD (GPU) EK HD7970 with backplate (RAM) MIPS Ram block (Rad/Pump) 3 x Thermochill 120.3 triple rads and Dual MCP355's with Heatkiller dual top and Cyberdruid Prism res / B*P/Koolance Compression Fittings and Quick Disconnects.
AMD Phenom II BE, ASUS Crosshair II formula, 8gb ddr2 800, 470 SLI, PC P&C 750, arcera RAID, 4x OCZ Vertex2, 2x samsung 7200 1tb, HT Omega Clario +
-Project Sakura-
Intel i7 860 @ 4.0Ghz, Asus Maximus III Formula, 8GB G-Skill Ripjaws X F3 (@ 1600Mhz), 2x GTX 295 Quad SLI
2x 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 RAID 0, OCZ ZX 1000W, NZXT Phantom (Pink), Dell SX2210T Touch Screen, Windows 8.1 Pro
Koolance RP-401X2 1.1 (w/ Swiftech MCP35X), XSPC EX420, XSPC X-Flow 240, DT Sniper, EK-FC 295s (w/ RAM Blocks), Enzotech M3F Mosfet+NB/SB
I really hope they used the common G1/4 thread on this block, I have a feeling they didn't
- Case : Silverstone TJ07 Black
- Sound : Asus Xonar Essence STX
- Video : Asus GTX 680 4gb w/ Ek Nickel Block
- Board : ASUS Maximus V Formula Z77
- CPU : Core i5-3570K @ 4.5 Ghz
- CPU Cooler : EK-Supreme HF w/Plexi Top
- Memory : 16GB Samsung 2133mhz 10-9-10-29
- PSU: Enermax Revolution 85+ 1050w
- HDD : Crucial 250gb M4 Raid 0
- Radiator : Thermochill PA 120.3
- Reservoir : EK-Multioption Res 250 Rev.2
- Water Pump : Laing DDC-3.2 w/XSPC Top
CPUID http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=484051
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=484051
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=554982
New DO Stepping http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=555012
4.8Ghz - http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=794165
Desk Build
FX8120 @ 4.6Ghz 24/7 / Asus Crosshair V /HD7970/ 8Gb (4x2Gb) Gskill 2133Mhz / Intel 320 160Gb OS Drive, WD 256GB Game Storage
W/C System
(CPU) Swiftech HD (GPU) EK HD7970 with backplate (RAM) MIPS Ram block (Rad/Pump) 3 x Thermochill 120.3 triple rads and Dual MCP355's with Heatkiller dual top and Cyberdruid Prism res / B*P/Koolance Compression Fittings and Quick Disconnects.
not a problem with 3/8 id tubing IMHO. one can just use 2 pieces of tubbing with _own_ OD with 3/8 id...
Just a thought but. . .the barbs may be 3/8" but the I.D. of the tubing looks a whole lot smaller (maybe 5/16" or 1/4"?) and the barbs don't look like they are removable/changeable.
Circles SucQ!
If your annoyed by sigs telling you to put things in your sig, then put this in your sig
Bribery won't work on me...just say NO to AT!!!
Barbs are not removable and the inner diameter is probably not as big as 3/8" tubing. But it's a good concept that proved itself in the old 775 days. It would have been nice if it had had a G1/4" hole, but that would have required a much different design than what is shown. Remember, there are actually two copper pies under there, one for water and one for the heatpipe.
CPUID http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=484051
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=484051
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=554982
New DO Stepping http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=555012
4.8Ghz - http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=794165
Desk Build
FX8120 @ 4.6Ghz 24/7 / Asus Crosshair V /HD7970/ 8Gb (4x2Gb) Gskill 2133Mhz / Intel 320 160Gb OS Drive, WD 256GB Game Storage
W/C System
(CPU) Swiftech HD (GPU) EK HD7970 with backplate (RAM) MIPS Ram block (Rad/Pump) 3 x Thermochill 120.3 triple rads and Dual MCP355's with Heatkiller dual top and Cyberdruid Prism res / B*P/Koolance Compression Fittings and Quick Disconnects.
those 3/8OD barbs feels innadequate.. they should've used G1/4 threads instead of using factory-made barbs.
PC:
MOBO: Maximus VI Extreme
CPU: Core i7-4770k
RAM: 2x4gb Dominator Platinum 2133
GPU: GeForce GTX Titan
Greetings from Brazil!
In addition to universality and a bit cheaper manufacturing imho G1/4 threads would be better also look wise, especially if board used only with air cooling. (=instead of those non-removable barbs that dissonate with looks two black stop fittings (with optional asus logos) imho would look much better).
I was just looking at the Swiftech 3/8" standard barb, as their page has the engineering drawings, and the inside diameter is .3" or 7mm.
http://www.swiftech.com/G1-4Barbs.aspx
The ID is very small, but honestly I feel the benefit of cooling the VRM with their Fusion solution outweighs the reduction in flow rate.
Please note: I am not here to provide any kind of official NCIX support on these forums.
For faster (and official) service please contact me at Linus@ncix.com, or please contact our customer care team at wvvw.NCIX.com (Canada) or wvvw.NCIXUS.com (America)
Heatware: http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=25647
Bookmarks